Monday, November 22, 2004

Word of the Day

feign • \FAYN\ • verb
1 : to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
*2 : to assert as if true : pretend

Example sentence:
"Had Edward been intentionally deceiving her? Had he feigned a regard for her which he did not feel?" (Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility)

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